On Wednesday, the 2nd of August 2, 2023, Erbil Polytechnic University, German organization (GIZ) and Westga (Station) Institution for Administration and Education of Iraqi and Kurdistan Youth organized a meeting entitled (Strengthening the Economic Position of Women in the Private Sector) in the Presidency of the Erbil Polytechnic University.
In the meeting where the Vice Rector for Scientific Affairs and Higher Education, the Deans of the Erbil Technical Engineering College, the Erbil Technical Administrative Institute, the Mergasor Institute, the representative of the German Embassy in Baghdad, the General Secretary of the Higher Council of Women and several directors of our university were present several speeches were delivered.
At the beginning, Asst. Prof. Dr. Nageb Toma Bato presented the Rector’s statement in which he welcomed the participants and expressed the university’s pleasure to join and host the meeting, and pointed out that women the Kurdish society and in the political and social history of Kurdistan had a special role Motherhood and child rearing also directly and indirectly supported the Peshmerga struggle and the revolutions.
“Along with the government’s plan and strategy to protect the position of women in society in general and in the country institutions in particular, our university has paid attention to this field and in this context, some of the positions of our university are held by women and we have given them all kinds of support for their success and we will continue with the same view in the future.”
“With the progress of society and providing job opportunities for women, our university is working with a comprehensive plan to provide job opportunities for our graduates. So far, in collaboration with private sector companies, some of our graduates have been provided with job opportunities.”
After the speeches of the representative of the German Embassy in Baghdad and the Secretary of the Higher Council of Women, the panel discussed the role of women in economic development and their participation in all spheres of life and how to empower women to work and become independent in the public and private sectors and change some laws and regulations in the interests of women.
Then, the door of discussion was opened for the participants to express their questions, comments and suggestions and they had an intensive and productive discussion and the meeting ended.
